Site Survey

Based on the answers you provided, this report is a summary of your estimated site costs, site requirements and information to consider when switching to biomass.

Site Cost Indicator

Cost indictator for biomass boilers in business

Fill in the questions below to find out how much you can save by switching from oil or gas to sustainable biomass fuels to heat your business premises

1. What type of building is it?

2. What is the size of the building?

Large

Small

3. What type of fuel are you currently using?

Gas

Oil

4. What is the condition of your walls?

Good

Poor

5. What is the condition of your windows?

Good

Poor

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Your inputs

Type of building:	Healthcare
Size of building:	Large
Currently used fuel:	Gas
Condition of walls:	Good
Condition of windows:	Poor

Your results

Lifetime Savings

€0

Annual Savings

€0

This includes government assistance which will cover an annual amount of €0 for a period of 15 years.

Total Lifetime Cost

Lifetime Cost Breakdown

	Fuel
	Gas	Biomass
Lifetime fuel cost	€0	€0
Capital investment	€0	€0
Lifetime operating and maintenance cost	€0	€0
Total Gross Cost	€0	€0
Government assistance	€0	€0
Total Net Cost	€0	€0

Please note that these figures are based on an annual heat use of 0 MWh, delivered by a 0 kW boiler using 0 kWh of bio fuel (equivalent of 0 kWh of gas). The lifetime of a well maintained boiler is 25 years. Government assistance is provided for 15 years to eligible projects. Lifetime costs are discounted at a rate of 8%. View all assumptions

Unfortunately the combination you have selected is not in our database, please examine the instructions for each question and re-do your selection to the next best approximation of your site?

This cost indicator is designed to give you a high level view of what costs and savings might look like for your business. The assumptions are generic and the costs and savings are rounded. Therefore, this tool does not replace the need for more detailed evaluations based on site specific conditions.

Parameter	Source
Delivered fossil-fuel price	Source: SEAI Commercial Fuel Cost Comparison https://www.seai.ie/resources/publications/Commercial-Fuel-Cost-Archives.pdf (opens in a new tab)
Delivered biomass price	Source: Ricardo Energy & Environment, Potential Biomass Prices in Ireland (2017) which recommended the use of a biomass price in the range 5.5-6.5 cents/kWh. Other biomass price bands are scaled assuming the same trend as the volume dependence for gas. https://www.seai.ie/resources/publications/Advice-on-biomass-price-Final-Issue-5-25-Oct-20-2017.pdf (opens in a new tab)
Fossil fuel price projections	UK Government Energy and Emissions Projections 2017 (published 2nd January 2018) Annex M. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2018 (opens in a new tab)
Technology cost, lifetime and performance assumptions	Appendix 1 Economic analysis for the Renewable Heat Incentive for Ireland Element Energy and Frontier Economics for DCCAE and SEAI 2017. https://www.dccae.gov.ie/documents/Economic%20analysis%20for%20the%20RHI%20in%20Ireland.pdf (opens in a new tab)
SSRH payment duration	15 years
Oil and gas price	Oil and gas price increases based on central scenario UK Government Energy and Emissions Projections 2017 (published 2nd January 2018) Annex M, using the wholesale gas price projections for Gas. No price projections applied for Biomass.

Cost indicator and suitability survey for biomass boilers

Sustainable biomass fuel is organic material used to generate low cost renewable energy that can supply heat for your business through local supply chains.